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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Boat fire in Babylon (fire island avenue) leaves teenager injured

A Thanksgiving fire that began on a boat near the Babylon Village Docks
on Thursday has left one man injured and property damaged. The incident
occurred at the Babylon Docks near Fire Island Avenue at Cedar Lane. Official say several boats
are on fire in Babylon. An unidentified
17-year-old man was burned and was airlifted to the hospital. He suffered first and second degree burns to his face and arms.

A Suffolk County police officer responding to the fire call was injured in an unrelated crash. According to reports, the officer’s patrol
vehicle was struck by an SUV, which was traveling southbound at Robbins
Avenue. The driver’s side door of SCPD Unit 116.